Interview: Ian Darling - The Valley (Sydney Film Festival)

Interview: Ian Darling - The Valley (Sydney Film Festival)

In this conversation we go inside one of the year's most quietly powerful documentaries. Director Ian Darling spent 100 days in Kangaroo Valley, a small rural community south of Sydney, to make The Valley. A film with no narration, no interviews and no conventional storytelling. Just people, place and time. Hear what inspired Ian and what he discovered in the making of his first long form documentary.

Interview: Josef Gatti - Phenomena (Sydney Film Festival)

In this conversation we go behind the scenes of one of this year's most original documentaries. Writer, director and cinematographer Josef Gatti's debut feature, Phenomena, sets out to visually capture the forces and nature of the universe. Set to a score by Nils Frahm and Rival Consoles, hear how Josef, aided by his physics teacher father, came to show us what the universe actually looks like. The film is screening at the Sydney Film Festival www.sff.org.au

SFF Interviews Ian Darling & Josef Gatti + H is for Hawk, Sheep Detectives & Spider-Noir

🎬 Tonight on Celluloid Dreams! 🍿 Airs Wednesday 3 June | 7:30 PM | 2SER 107.3 ✨ New Releases: Beth joins us to explore H is for Hawk, a moving adaptation of Helen Macdonald’s acclaimed memoir. Can caring for a bird of prey with razor-sharp instincts help heal a broken heart, or are some wounds too deep to soar above? Meanwhile, Lewis heads to the countryside for Sheep Detective, where something suspicious is afoot in the paddock. Can this woolly whodunnit deliver the goods, or is the trail already stone cold? 🎟️ Sydney Film Festival Spotlight: We speak with director Ian Darling about The Valley, his meditative and deeply immersive documentary that invites audiences to slow down and observe life unfolding in all its complexity. We also catch up with cinematographer turned director Josef Gatti to discuss Phenomena, his feature documentary debut. Blending science, philosophy and stunning imagery, the film is a visual and auditory exploration of the nature of the universe. Ever wondered what the universe actually looks like? Josef has some ideas. 📺 Stream It or Leave It: Spider-Noir The Spider-Verse continues to expand as Spider-Noir swings onto Amazon Prime. Starring Nicolas Cage and wrapped in a stylish 1930s aesthetic, the series arrives in both glorious black and white and True Hue colour. Has this spin-off woven a web worth getting caught in, or should it stay tangled in the shadows? 📻 Tune in at 7:30 PM on 2SER 107.3 for new releases, Sydney Film Festival conversations, and streaming verdicts. You can also catch up anytime on the podcast. 🎧 Missed the show? You are in the right place. #CelluloidDreams #2SER #SydneyFilmFestival #TheValley #Phenomena #SpiderNoir #HIsForHawk #SheepDetective #FilmRadio #FilmPodcast

Interview: Haydn Keenan – Going Down

Director Haydn Keenan joins us to talk about the new 4K restoration of the Australian cult classic Going Down. Starring Tracy Mann and David Argue, this anarchic slice of Sydney after dark is returning to cinemas this week at Dendy Newtown and Golden Age Cinema. We discuss the film’s legacy, restoration, and why its chaotic energy still resonates today.

Going Down, Vivid Live Film Program, SFF, Gary

🎬 Tonight on Celluloid Dreams! 🍿 Airs Wednesday 13 May | 7:30 PM | 2SER 107.3 🎞️ Sydney Film Festival Focus: Evan and Lewis dive into this year’s Sydney Film Festival program, exploring some of the major titles, hidden gems, and cinematic curiosities set to light up screens across the city over the coming weeks. 🎟️ Special Guest: Haydn Keenan — Going Down Director Haydn Keenan joins us to talk about the new 4K restoration of the Australian cult classic Going Down. Starring Tracy Mann and David Argue, this anarchic slice of Sydney after dark is returning to cinemas this week at Dendy Newtown and Golden Age Cinema. We discuss the film’s legacy, restoration, and why its chaotic energy still resonates today. 🌃 Festival Spotlight: Vivid LIVE 2026 Film Program Stuart Buchanan from the Sydney Opera House joins us to talk about the exciting Vivid LIVE 2026 film program, a series of twelve music films tracing how club culture has shaped music, identity and fashion across the decades. From underground scenes to global movements, the program celebrates the sound, style and spirit of nightlife culture on the big screen. 📺 Stream It or Leave It: Gary Disney+ has dropped Gary, a prequel to The Bear, setting the table for the show’s final season. How does this ghost from the past reshape the chaos, pressure, and emotional baggage simmering beneath the surface? Is this the perfect entrée before the final sitting, or just leftovers reheated? 📻 Tune in at 7:30 PM on 2SER 107.3 for festival deep dives, cult cinema conversations, and streaming verdicts. You can also catch up anytime on the podcast. #CelluloidDreams #2SER #SydneyFilmFestival #GoingDown #HaydnKeenan #VividLIVE #TheBear #Gary #FilmRadio #FilmPodcast